Shawn Murphy
Shawn Murphy is founder and president of Achieved Strategies. He works with organizations helping leaders bring out the best in their people during times of change and through leadership development. His purpose is to help organizations restore optimism in the workplace and to work with leaders to lead in the 21st century. When not working, he blogs at Switch and Shift on topics to help leaders inspire optimism and New Era Leadership. He’s a coffee addict. Music fiend. Dry humorists. Movie junkie. Wannabe painter/artist. He’s working on his first book.
Shawn Murphy's Posts:
12 Most Influential Leader Actions
It’s late at night when I’m writing this post. While brainstorming ideas it occurred to me how interesting it would be to research...
Read More12 Most Emboldened Questions to Live Life on Purpose
Forget about foreplay. Let’s go straight to it: why are you here? Here in this world? This is no attempt to have a philosophical...
Read More12 Most End-Lousy-Feeling-Ways to Address Crisis Fatigue
I first heard the term crisis fatigue listening to a university Dean speak about the global economy. The frenzied highs-and-lows...
Read More12 Most Cheerful Acts to Spread Good Will at Work
It’s been a tough year for managers and employees. I’ll leave it to you to think of your list of examples. What I want to focus on is...
Read More12 Most Unexamined Sources That Influence Your Leadership
Leadership is intangible. You can’t physically touch it. You feel it when you experience good or bad leadership. You see actions stemming...
Read More12 Most Purposeful Ways To Uncover Your Why
Our time on Earth is short. I’m of the mindset that when I die I want to be exhausted. I want to be exhausted because I created work that...
Read More12 Most Necessary Shifts in Leadership Thinking for Today
The current way most leaders and employees work together is outdated and divisive. It alienates employees and managers from one another....
Read More12 Most Destructive Management Behaviors or Beliefs
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something...
Read More12 Most Beneficial Reasons to Resist Indifference
I ran across a T-shirt with the words “Rebel against your own indifference” and I immediately fell in love with it. In a world that can...
Read More12 Most Electrifying Ways Leaders Can Unleash Employee Passion
What does it mean to unleash employee passion? To start, it doesn’t mean letting employees run amuck and do whatever they want. It does...
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